http://www.kurtworkholding.com/accessories/jaw_plates.php http://www.nolansupply.com/superth.asp?sup...ne+Vises+-+Kurt HTH

On the OM control, offset 0 is shift or common. I will always start with this at o values. Offset 1 = G54 Offset 2 = G55 etc. HTH

Scott Check BUTTON CUTTER PROFILE MODIFIED on the FTP. I added a c/l to the cutter. Define tool as custom level, (whatever level you place it on) hth

And here I was just about to start fighting for a raise.

Rob AMS 5663 is a 718 Inconel. All that we have learned with ceramics is with hardend 625. http://www.indmetal.com/productslist.asp?m...m=Bar&cmd=reset The iron content in 625 makes it a different animal than 718. I have found that milling the 625 with ceramics takes some effort to find the sweet spot. It may be a little easier with the 718. At the time I spoke with Sandvik and Ingersoll, I was given the parameters for 718, (it was all they had test data for in the Inconel) 3300 SFM .08 MAX DOC .004 CPT Sandvik stated a 3-4 minutes life per edge. Ingersoll stated 4-6 minutes life per edge. quote: I found when cutting the Ni materials by lowering the SFM and raising the Feed, i was getting better tool life and make a good chip.Dead on trumper777 I ended up running 550 SFM, .08 DOC, .010 CPT. 2" facemill 4 inserts 1051 RPM @ 42.0 IPM. We went from 4 hours 20 minutes CHIP TIME on two machines(carbide) to 48 minutes CHIP TIME on one machine.

Rob, Absolutely dry. Break your toolpath to run for the planned failure (3-4 minutes of chip time per edge). You should also tweak your toolpath for very smooth transitions into the cut. In our application, I had found that trying to ramp with a mill did not gain enough tool life for the effort. I would keep a fire extinguisher handy. Expect to see something like this. HTH

Thad, If it would help, I would be glad to fax you those pages from my Tosnuc book. It shows equations using Q,K, & L. Not sure how it works, I've never used it.

Coolant through only. I also wouldn't try it with flood.

Gun drills are not an option for you? We run them in our mills quite often.

Try here. http://www.drillmasterseldorado.com/index.htm We have great results in 625 inco. .875 and 1.375 dia. 14" deep. HTH

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Chad, I have to wonder if we are serving the same customer. We just ran cylindrical and hollow 718 Inconel parts. Also 4th axis rotary. Ours are 6” dia. We made a steel arbor for the part to slip fit. Used a nut on the end and also used the tailstock. We used 3/4" Guhring Firex coated rougher. Mark is real close to where we ended up, we ran 100 sfm @ .0013 cpt with .235 doc. Water soluble coolant was not a problem. I went the route of the ball mill to re-create An O.D. but it proved to be very time consuming. Tolerances allowed me to use a standard 3/8” Carbide endmill doing a 3D contour with .100 stepover. hth

quote: Ok. What are the benefits of having dual monitors? In a nutshell, how many times do you alt+tab in a day? I, like so many others, run mcam on one and cimco editor on the other. HTH

Since installing X, I've also experieced the same lagging problems with V9 as Joe and Dan stated above. X would crash often. Check out the response from gcode http://www.emastercam.com/ubb/ultimatebb.p...ic;f=1;t=020639 I changed the settings to "best performance" V9 no longer lags, and I have yet to crash X. HTH

John quote: Look at where your canned text outputs are defined. I've seen this previously in my own posts and it was caused by a syntax error in how I typed the output.Not sure if this is what you mean, but this is in my post; strcan1 "(FIXTURE NO. ON ANGLE PLATE)" strcan2 "(HOLD PART IN FIXTURE NO. ON TABLE)" strcan3 "(HOLD PART IN 3-JAW CHUCK ON TABLE)" strcan4 "(HOLD PART IN 3-JAW CHUCK ON ANGLE PLATE)" strcan5 "(G54 X0 Y0 = C/L OF PART)" strcan6 "(G54 X0 = DATUM -?-)" strcan7 "(G54 Y0 = DATUM -?-)" strcan8 "(Z0 = TOP OF PART)" strcan9 "(Z0 = C/L OF PART)" strcan10 "(G54 Y0 = EDGE OF TABLE)" I make my selection through toolpath parameters/ canned text. I don't type anything in. It worked in V9, that is why I wouldn't suspect syntax. Thanks for the quick reply

From canned text options, I make my selection / selections. Whether I select 1, 2, or 6 different canned text options, the post always outputs 10 lines of text. The last selection made will be duplicated to make a total of 10 lines. This happens with all of my Mach. Defs. MMD & CMD created by UpdatePost.dll Any help would be appreciated Thanks

Lee Is this what you're looking for? http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_11761.html

5AX Mine is found here C:mcamxmillPostsmill.set HTH

Kani, You may want to try; modify/convert to arcs/all splines. HTH

quote: what's the matter, don't like coolant getting hosed into your changer? quote: Thanks guys I'll have to give that a try a little later, the boss wants to see me right now. Maybe the coolant got on the boss.

Lou, I neglected to say that you CAN still use Cimco as your editor, just disable the NC-Base side of it in; setup / global setup / general tab. I did this and Cimco now opens in a flash. hth

Lou, In Cimco, go to setup/global setup and check the box to disable NC-Base. hth

Barb, Highfeed is in the operations manager. Look to the far right, under Post. hth

d00d Couldn’t get back to you yesterday, X seminar. What you have here is the same thing I have. pcoutrev #Rotary axis revolution calculation (Modify for wind-up) cdelta = csav - prv_csav while abs(cdelta) > ctol, #If motion exceeds ctol, add wind-up [ if cdelta > zero, [ rev = rev - one cdelta = cdelta - 360 ] else, [ rev = rev + one cdelta = cdelta + 360 ] ] if cuttype <> one, cabs = rev * 360 + csav else, cabs = sav_rev * 360 + csav !csav As DaveR stated above, you need to look for Rotary Axis Settings (in the post I use, it is on line 178) one_rev : 0 #Limit rotary indexing between 0 and 360? (0 = No, 1 = Yes) I have one_rev : 1 one_rev : 0 will allow the rotary to go beyond 360° one_rev : 1 will force the rotary to UNWIND to the next “B” or “A” position. Not sure if this is exactly wat your looking for. That is how it works for me. This may also help http://www.emastercam.com/cgi-bin/ultimate...=1;t=007211;p=1